We representedDIRECTVin a notable victory when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of all claims asserted against DIRECTV in a RICO class action lawsuit. The unanimous opinion established that theNoerr-Penningtondoctrine protects pre-litigation demand letters, even those that all...
The panel ruled that issue preclusion did not bind Home Depot because it was not a party to the putative class action at the time the summary judgment decision was rendered. At that time, Home Depot was an “absent class member” and was not a party to the case. Thus, Home Depot did...
A lawsuit filed in July, 2021 challenged DeWine’s decision. The governor could have done the right thing then, but instead, over the past 20 months, he and Ohio Attorney General David Yost fought and lost multiple times — first in Common Pleas Court, then in the Tenth District Court of...
With respect to ascertainability, the court held that it would not be administratively feasible to adjudicate this case by class action because the defendant would be required to conduct a “loan-by-loan” review of over 500 files to determine whether the defendant had actual knowledge of whether...
I. Themes & Ideas: Aggressive Day 1 Action & Swift Policy Implementation: Rapid Pace: Trump plans an unprecedented number of executive actions on Day 1, signaling a commitment to swift and decisive change. As one Trump adviser put it, “Trump is back, it’s go time. Like a shock to ...